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Miami makes it as a fifth seed and beats the fourth-seeded Tennessee Titans on the road, before being knocked out by No. 1 Pittsburgh.

In Benoit’s bracket, fellow AFC East rival, the New England Patriots are the No. 2 seed in the AFC, however they wind up winning the Super Bowl by defeating the Philadelphia Eagles. The Pats were picked to win the AFC East in all 18 writers brackets.

The Buffalo Bills were picked as a Wild Card team in 11 of the 18 brackets.

Sports Illustrated writer Andy Benoit believes the Miami Dolphins will not only make the playoffs, but will make the Divisional Round. (Screen Shot/ si.com)

Out of the 18 SI writers, 11 have the Patriots as the No. 1 seed in the AFC and four have New England winning it all. That tied the Philadelphia Eagles for the most common pick to win Super Bowl LII.